ADHD assessment system ‘broken’ with five-year waiting times
Freedom of Information requests to NHS trusts found at least 21,000 adults on waiting lists for ADHD services. One patient who was told to wait two years for a diagnosis said: "There are people out there absolutely desperate." The NHS trust said waiting times were longer "than we would like".
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